Guard-rail.



I c. A. ALBEN.

GUARD RAIL.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1909.

934,784. Patented sept. 21,1909.

nnrrn estaras FATE? @FFQE CHARLES A. ALBEN, 0F STEELLON, PENSYLVANA.

GUARD-RAL.

Application filed July l0, 1909.

To all 'whom fit may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES A. ALDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Steelton, in the county of Dauphin and fo'tate ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful improvements inGuard-Rails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to guard rails for railroad track rails.

The object of the invention is to provide a guard rail of novel, simpleand efficient construction, adapted to be supported by the track railand having provision whereby the desired strength of the guard rail andthe excess metal to compensate for wear is attained with a minimumamount of metal, as will be hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation of a section of a railroadrail provided with a guard rail embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is atransverse section thereof on line 2-2 of Fig. l, showing the lowerportion of a car wheel and its flange by dotted lines, and showing alsoby a dot-and-dash line the contour of the upper portion of the track andguard rails after the same have been worn down by the engagement of carwheels and their flanges therewith.

A designates the track rail, and B the adjacent guard rail. The mainrail, A comprises the base 3, the vertical web l, and the head 5, and isof usual and well known construction.

In Fig. 2 there is shown by dotted lines the lower portion of acar-wheel and its flange in the position in which it runs normally uponthe main or track rail A. The car wheel flange 7 runs in a flange-way 8one side wall of which is formed by the track rail head 5, as shown.

The guard rail B comprises the base portion 9, the substantiallyvertical web portion l0 rising from the base portion 9, the floorportion ll forming the tioor of the flangeway 8 and supported by the webportion 10, and the head portion 12 rising from the Hoor portion ll andforming the other side wall of the flange-way S.

The web portion l0 is arranged directly below the flange-way 8 and inthe same vertical plane therewith, as shown. The inner portion 13 of thefloor portion ll is fitted against the under side of the rail head 5 andthe base portion 9 is made wider than the web portion 10 and is seatedupon the track Specification of Letters Eatent.

'Patented Sept. 2l, 19ml.

Serial No. 568,927.

rail base 3, and the parts 9 and 13 are drawn firmly into engagementwith the track rail by bolts la which extend through the web portionsLland l0 of the track rail [i and guard rail B respectively, and firmlysecure the guard rail to the track rail.

r)She head portion i2 of the guard rail B is made wider than the webportion lO and suiiiciently so to compensate for the wear indicated bythe dot-and-dash line in Fig. 2 without weakening the guard rail belowits required strength.

ln order to construct the guard rail B of the minimum amount of metaland yet provide for the wear thereof as hereinbefcU described, withoutweakening the guard rail below the required strength, the location ofthe parts and the size thereof with respect to each other are veryimportant, and particularly the location of the web portion l0 of theguard rail directly under the flangeway 8, as this enables theemployment of a comparatively narrow web portion l() and permits thefloor portion 11 of the flangeway 8 to be worn deeply by the car wheelflange 7 without materially weakening the guard rail.

l claim l. rlhe combination with a track-rail comprising a base, avertical web and a head forming one side wall of a wheel liangeway; of aguard-rail wholly supported by the track-rail and comprising a floorportion engaging the under side of the track-rail head and extendingoutwardly therefrom and forming the bottom of said fiangeway, a guardportion rising from the outer portion of the floor portion and formingthe other side wall of said fiangeway, a base portion supported on thebase of the track-rail, and a web portion below and in the same verticalplane with said flangeway and connecting said fioor portion with saidbase portion; and means for securing said track-rail and said guard-railtogether.

Q. The combination with a track-rail comprising a base, a vertical weband a head forming one side wall of a wheel fiangeway, of a guard-railcomprising a floor portion engaging the under side of the track- 1ailhead and extending outwardly therefrom and forming the bottom of saidflangeway, a guard portion rising from the outer portion of the floorportion and forming the other side wall of said flangeway, a baseportion supported on the base of the track-rail,

and a lweb portion narrower than the guai-d portion below and in the'same Vertical plane With said langeway and connecting said floorportion With said base portion; and means for securing said track-railand Said guard-rail together.

8. The combination with traclorail Comprising a base7 a Vertical web anda head forming one side Wall of a Wheel Hangeway; of a guard-railcomprising a ioor portion engaging the under side of the track-rail headand extending outwardly therefrom and forming the bottom of saidlangeway, a guard portion rising from the outer portion of the floorportion and forming the other side wall of said flange-way, a web tionbelow and in the same vertical plane with said flangeway and 'connectingsaid Hoor portion lwith said base portion, and a base portion Wider thansaid web portion and formed on the bottom of said web portion and seatedon the base of the track-rail; and means for Securing said track-railand Said guard rail together.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES A. ALBEN. Vitnesses S. I. HARPER, E. M. Timm

